Express screening of hemostasis
Extension of time signals a risk of bleeding (deficiency of factors, use of thinning drugs) - before the intervention, the cause is clarified with a coagulogram; shortening may reflect a tendency to thrombosis. The test is valuable for its speed and is included in the preoperative minimum; For an accurate picture of coagulation, prothrombin, APTT and fibrinogen are used.
When is it appointed?
- prevention and medical examination - basic health assessment;
- inflammation, infections, temperature - leukocytes and ESR;
- weakness, pallor - exclusion of anemia;
- preparation for operations and procedures;
- control of treatment over time.
Basic trio of blood
General clinical tests answer the doctor’s first questions: is there anemia (hemoglobin, red blood cells, hematocrit), inflammation (white blood cells with formula, ESR), risk of bleeding (platelets, clotting time). The automatic analyzer counts dozens of parameters from one test tube; deviations are rechecked by smear microscopy by a laboratory technician. Same day results allow you to start treatment without delay.
